Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-21

Of Kaiser 3 Quincy received much at-.
tention Merrill & Strouts had 6ne dis.
play Of dress goods In position to crafty
the eyes of all. The Lakeside organ
furnished music under the skillful touch
of Mr.. darlington. Cheap Charley had
some fine selections from their Main
street store Decker & Lewis had their
famous Acorn wood and coal heaters in
place. Geo. Hirsh was on deck with q
nne display from his elegant clothing
house. Engle's -four could not be over
looked. b., .-.-.,% II Il
-" MACHINERY ~
Oscar Ayers had his machine depot
represented BY wagons. buggies. wheel
harrows, plows and mowers that justify
his pride in the display. Joseph and
James Keenan, had varied display in
Guiding thresher, plows, mower, pumps
flaming mill, wagons and buge,es. :
Gilbertson s Edgerton also had hne
display of machinery on the ground.
johnson & Smith showed up their cele.
brated plows and harrows of home man
ufacture. VIM. Catherwood exhibited q
simple and convenient gate. **>l.
HORSES.
Fly, Norman with three colts, one 8
year old, one 4, and sucking colt 4
months old. weighing 600. The mare
entered as brood mare, and the colt as
best sucking colt. These'were the prop
erty of Nels Hegna, Of Udolpho town.
ship, and he informed us he had twb
more fine colts. q two and three year old
at home, from the same mare. Mr.. Hegns
only exhibited the sucking colt, on which,
he took second premium. 49, L,
j. H. Hckok, Of Austin, had entered
for exhibition brood mare with three
colts, four months old, two and four
years old. Mr.. Hickok took second pre-.
MUM on brood mare, second on two.yeaf-
old lilly. ~ =
J. Kenevan, of Austin, bad two ex.
hlbits, fine two year old stallion Nor.
Man, grey, which weighed 400 pounds.
and "Mollie f." a we'll bred trotting ami.
NAL. Mr.. kenevsn took second premium
on his two year old stallion.
G.. A. Peterson. of Blooming Prairie, 4
three year old stallion, I Norman and !
Clyde. weight 1916, we'll built stylish
animal, and carried off the blue ribbon.
Geo. Weber, of Lansing, showed fine
grade road mare with sucking colt. j..
+. W.: Millett, of Hamilton. Fillmore
county, had a couple of fine horses. trot.
tiers. John H., gelding, a fine stopper.
capable, Of measuring q mile in 2:40, was
to have trotted. but owing to the journey
over wet, muddy roads he had taken cold
and was not able to trot. and Mr.. Mlllett
substituted his stallion Rob in his place.
Both of these horses are well bred, show
ing fine pedigree. Mr.. Millett secured
first premium on Rob as best trotting
stallion.
J. P. Evenson, on mare and colt, took
third premium on sucking colt. The
mother of this colt is fine stopper, and
the colt promises to be still better. Mr..
Evenson has refused $75 for the colt.
On trotting FLIES, David Gates took
first premium on best three year old, and
A.. Dickerson second. Mr.. Gates three
year old is a fine Hambletonlan mare,
rangy, and a good roadster, and can. be
bought for $500. !:
On carriage teams, A. Dickerson took
first premium and Oscar Ayers second, /
Robert Lewis, of Lansing, had fne
mare and colt on the ground, but was too
late to enter them. The colt was fine
one, only six months old, and WEIGHED
72O. -. 4
w. H. Eddy. town of Austin, exhibited
ben Rutherford" / Norman and !
Canadian French stallion, brown, three
years old, weight 1880 pounds. ben
Rutherford was we'll trained and as gentle
as a lamb, and wore of the red ribbon al
second best IN the contest. =. n
ME-. Varco, of Austin, had quite 8
flock. A Norman stallion. 2 years old.
black. weight 1900 pounds, Tips !
brood mare, with four colts, three and
two year old. q yearling and suckliag
colt, all half blood Normans The
two year old was 4 blood. Mr..
Varco took first premium on best three
year old Ally, first on two year old ally,
first on best team for all purposes, and
third on brood mare and three year old
stallion. 2t,%% ..} T E@s 81
a. G. Reynolds took first premium on
two year old stallion. 4. - = ~. /. "
81 :. IA 5: H.. =. SHEEP. f.' &. E s#5..
z Thos Rough, Of Taopi, is successful
sheep raiser, and has some fne sheep.
At the head Of the flock is Proud Sal
opian, a two-shear buck, "a full blood
Shropshire Down, No. 1898, American
Shropshire Association, The ram al ex-
hibited weighed but 2l8 pounds. but has
the frame for 400 pound sheep. .i 4 s
#. Mr.. ]. J. Furlong had flock Of ten
sheep on the grounds, full blood and
grade Shropshire Down and CotsWold.
We noticed one or two sales being made